EQ Earns Five NCEA All-America Selections
4/3/2019 6:41:00 PM | Equestrian
Bears earn two first-team selections in equitation on the flat and reining
WACO, Texas – Baylor equestrian (9-4) had four athletes earn five NCEA All-America selections, announced by the national organization Wednesday afternoon.
"I am very proud of our athletes who have earned NCEA All-America honors this season," head coach Casie Maxwell said. "It's a huge honor for them to be recognized for their combined academic and athletic successes as it's no easy feat to balance the demands of both. These athletes have been excellent representatives of our program both in and out of the arena, and I cannot wait to see how they finish out their season at the NCEA National Championships."
Baylor's five selections tied for third-most among member schools and tied for the Big 12 lead with Oklahoma State and TCU.
Junior Grace Thiel (equitation on the flat) and sophomore Sydney Scheckel (reining) both earned first-team honors while sophomore Rachael Davis (equitation on the flat) was tabbed a second-team selection. Junior Madison Day rounded out the honors with two honorable mention recognitions in equitation over fences and equitation on the flat.
The third-seeded Bears face No. 6 Georgia in the team bracket of the NCEA Championships on Thursday, April 18 at 8:35 a.m. at the Extraco Events Center in Waco while the event brackets begin a day earlier on Wednesday, April 17. Admission is free to the public.
Fans can keep up with Baylor's equestrian team on Twitter (@BaylorEQ), Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), and Instagram (@BaylorEquestrian).
2019 NCEA ARIAT ALL-AMERICA TEAMS:
Equitation on the Flat
First Team: Grace Thiel, So.
Second Team: Rachael Davis, So.
Honorable Mention: Madison Day, Jr.
Equitation over Fences
Honorable Mention: Madison Day, Jr.
Reining
First Team: Sydney Scheckel, So.
"I am very proud of our athletes who have earned NCEA All-America honors this season," head coach Casie Maxwell said. "It's a huge honor for them to be recognized for their combined academic and athletic successes as it's no easy feat to balance the demands of both. These athletes have been excellent representatives of our program both in and out of the arena, and I cannot wait to see how they finish out their season at the NCEA National Championships."
Baylor's five selections tied for third-most among member schools and tied for the Big 12 lead with Oklahoma State and TCU.
Junior Grace Thiel (equitation on the flat) and sophomore Sydney Scheckel (reining) both earned first-team honors while sophomore Rachael Davis (equitation on the flat) was tabbed a second-team selection. Junior Madison Day rounded out the honors with two honorable mention recognitions in equitation over fences and equitation on the flat.
The third-seeded Bears face No. 6 Georgia in the team bracket of the NCEA Championships on Thursday, April 18 at 8:35 a.m. at the Extraco Events Center in Waco while the event brackets begin a day earlier on Wednesday, April 17. Admission is free to the public.
Fans can keep up with Baylor's equestrian team on Twitter (@BaylorEQ), Facebook (Baylor Equestrian), and Instagram (@BaylorEquestrian).
2019 NCEA ARIAT ALL-AMERICA TEAMS:
Equitation on the Flat
First Team: Grace Thiel, So.
Second Team: Rachael Davis, So.
Honorable Mention: Madison Day, Jr.
Equitation over Fences
Honorable Mention: Madison Day, Jr.
Reining
First Team: Sydney Scheckel, So.
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